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Originally Posted by Reneeee
Do tubeless tires seal well and deflate often compared to tubes?
I ride 3-6 k a season depending on weather and have only popped one tube in 5 years. I bring a spare tube just in case but the only time I needed to replace it was because the tire was shredded so a new tube wouldn't have even made a difference.
In terms of tools I have a saddle bag filled with levers, 1 co2 cartridge, a patch kit and 1 tube.
I never really felt like a good pair of bib shorts and jersey mattered. On a short commuting ride (15 km or less I will just wear regular clothes for the most part with a pair of padded baselayers under my shorts. And just a regular dryfit shirt.
I've noticed on the 25-75 km rides the bib shorts and jersey do make a difference. I found regular shorts tended to get caught on the seat and I tore a hole through a pair or two of shorts a season. The Jersey also helps with any sort of drag with headwinds.
Sorry if this post was a bit tldr.
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I just started experimenting with tubeless rims/tires. Put some 35mm tires on my new commuter and have been riding a mix of road and gravel, letting the tires lose pressure over time to find their limits. Just did a ride yesterday and found them to have finally crossed the line to "too squishy." Broke out the tire pressure gauge when I got back.
28 PSI, both front and back.
Based on my limited experimentation, I think I'm going to run them at 40 PSI most of the time, as that seems to offer a really nice balance of cushion and roll. Sub-30 is a bit ridiculous.
I'm also setting up a set of 650b rims now so I can roll some more rubber and drop pressures (in theory) even lower. Waiting for a part to come into the LBS, so will have to wait a bit to try that out.
Also, for the commuting/gravel crowd, I recommend messing around with
3M film a bit. Nice to know the bike isn't going to get scratched up every time I lean it against something or lock it up.
Finally, question for commuters: what do you use for a cafe lock? U-locks are the best, but for something lighter, what do people go with? I've just been using a crappy cable lock from Canadian Tire, plus my helmet clipped through my rear spokes. Does the job for a couple of minutes, but would like something a bit better without getting back up to mini u-lock weight.